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A Sheep Grazing

A work made of etching, drypoint and roulette on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of etching, drypoint and roulette on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1849

Artist:

Jean François Millet (French, 1814-1875)
printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907)
signed by Charles Émile Jacque (French, 1813-1894)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jean François Millet

Title

A Sheep Grazing

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1849

Medium

Etching, drypoint and roulette on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 4.8 × 11.9 cm (1 15/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Sheet: 19.4 × 27 cm (7 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Alice H. Brown in memory of Cyrus Hall McCormick

Reference Number

1944.48

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